Website Debuts for Parents of Kids with Learning and Attention Issues

2014-September 25by Nick Randell, Program Officer

Are you a parent that has struggled to help a child with
learning challenges, diagnosed or not? Here is a link to a website that just went live on September 23th - www.understood.org Go. Check it out. This online, highly interactive community bursts with content and interactive
features. Visit Understood and begin
mining its riches -- it will take you a
while. And now my work is done. Shortest blog entry ever.

Wait, are you still reading? I'm guessing your search engine crashed and
you are stuck on this page. While you
are waiting for tech support, I'll tell you a little more about Understood,
though there is no substitute for exploring it yourself. Right from launch, the website had 1,500
pieces of content: articles (long and short), blogs, slide shows, charts and
infographics. But it really is a
community too. Experts in learning
differences will be available for live chats on a daily basis. Other features include webinars, discussion
boards, and parenting coaches.
Simulations allow you to see the world through the eyes of young people
with dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, and executive functioning
issues. You can create a user profile,
and Understood will direct the most relevant information to you. It is a resource you will keep going back
to.

The creators of Understood have very generously
designated the Tower Foundation as a founding partner, though our contribution
to this important undertaking has been a modest one. Congratulations are due to the creator ofUnderstood, The Poses Family Foundation (PFF) and staff. This NYC-based foundation, established by
Fred and Nancy Poses, brought together over 100 collaborators to make
Understood a reality. PFF is a foundation content to work outside the limelight. They don't even have a website of their
own. The National Center for Learning
Disabilities will partner with PFF to host and help maintain the site.